Top 21 Quotes & Sayings by Elena Anaya

There is something about this generation living now, that we don't accept death.

I always choose my projects for the script or what the director want to tell with that story. And if I like the story.

No one told me about boys. I had to figure it out myself. The first thing I learned was that sometimes they grow slower than women mentally.

I think I am incredibly generous with how much I give to my projects, but that's my generosity with the job.

Always, your work is the same: You have to tell a story, you have to make a character. It doesn't matter if there are thousands of dollars, millions behind it, or if there is nothing.

I hope to be 70 and sitting at the table with journalists, talking about my films.

I love to fly. I always wanted to fly. It's been one of my dreams since I was 3 years old. I remember saying to my mom, 3 years old, every day, 'I can fly!' Living on the ninth floor, it was dangerous.

I hope to grow up and see myself accepting myself and accepting time going by and everything falls.

I'm not 20 anymore, and I feel it.

I can hypnotize rabbits.

If you have what you want to say inside, and if you are crying for something that is true inside, it doesn't matter. The camera always sees it.

I am not generous about telling people who I am and what I like to do because it's my life and it only belongs to me and my friends and family.

Surgery is a complicated thing to talk about, but I guess it could also be a dangerous thing to play with if you're not very secure about what you're doing.

I never go to a gym unless I have to for a role, a contract. I try to take care of myself as a human being, not because I have to be in front of the camera.

I'm 36 years old, and I'm growing up. Little by little.

I remember saying to my mom, 3 years old, every day, ‘I can fly!’ Living on the ninth floor, it was dangerous.

It's like you are dreaming, and then somebody wakes you up and says, "Wake up, this is true!" You always look back, thinking that maybe they meant to call someone else. But, when life gives you the opportunity to go through something like this, you better make the most of it and enjoy it and have fun. This doesn't happen every day.

You need to focus so much on what's in front of you rather than thinking about what might happen in the future.

I always think that when we actors talk about the films that we've done we run the risk of destroying everything.

It's difficult to plan this kind of career. You just need to wait and be picky and try not to commit to just one thing. I'll have to see what's next, see what happens, and see what the future brings.

In fact, whenever I go and watch a film I don't like to read about them beforehand - I like to go in fresh and get inside the story without knowing what's going to happen.